Product ID:POTASSIUM PERCHLORATE
MSDS Date:03/13/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N027117
MSDS Number: BNLLZ

Emergency Phone: 614-282-7197;614-282-9776

Info Phone: 614-282-9776

Preparer: ALBERT PARLIK JR

Cage: DO062

Telephone: 740-282-9776

Cage: 20865

1); (POTASSIUM

CAS: 7778-74-7

RTECS: SC9700000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL: IRRITATED THROAT, CYANOSIS,
CONFUSION. SKIN: IRRITATION-MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS WITH PROLONGED
EXPOSURE. EYE: REDNESS AND PAIN. MAY CAUSE CONJUNCTIVITIS. INGEST:
NAUSEA-VOMITING, DIARRHEA, AND PAI N. PROLONGED EXPOUSRE-ANOREXIA
AND WEIGHT LOSS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION OF EYES AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES. SKIN
REDNESS AND DERMATITIS. INGESTION: ABDOMINAL PAIN. THERE ALSO COULD
BE CNS DEPRESSION, CONFUSION, AND KIDNEY AND LIVER DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE LISTED.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. KEEP WARM & @ REST-GET MED AID.
SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. EYE: WASH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. INGEST: REMOVE CHEMICAL WITH IPECAC
EMESIS/GIVE A CTIVATED CHARCOAL. GET MED ATTN.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER SPRAY OR FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH/MSHA APPVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP. MOVE
CONTR FROM FIRE IF POSS. DO NOT TRY TO SMOTHER. COOL CONTR EXPOS TO
FLAMES W/H2O FROM SIDE (SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:USE FLOODING AMOUNTS OF WATER, APPLY FROM
AS FAR AS DISTANCE AS POSSIBLE. EVACUATE TO A RADIUS OF 2500 FEET.

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP COMBUSTIBLES AWAY FROM SPILLED MATERIAL.
PICK UP WITH CLEAN SHOVEL INTO CLEAN DRY CONTAINER. MOVE FROM SPILL
AREA. COVER. LIQUID SPILLS TAKE UP WITH SAND/ABSORB MATL. DIKE
AHEAD FOR LARGER SPILLS . KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE POTASSIUM PERCHLORATE IN COOL,
DRY, FIRE-RESISTANT BLDG, SEPARATE FROM FLAMM MATLS. H2O HYDRANT &
FIRE HOSES SHOULD BE PROVIDED.
Other Precautions:AVOID SPILLS & DUSTING. PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
TO PREVENT DUST FROM SETTLING. DO NOT SKID OR SLIDE. WHEN NOT IN
USE, KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR TO PROTECT
AGAINST DUST.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST ADEQUATE TO KEEP DUST DOWN.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG OR FULL LNGTH FSHLD.
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING FULL COVER. RUBBER
SHOES/ BOOTS.
Work Hygienic Practices:RUBBER SHOES OR BOOTS SHOULD BE USED. CLOTHING
SHOULD BE CHANGED DAILY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BOIL PT: DECOMPOSES @ 400C. FIRE FIGHT PROC: UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS
OUT.

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPP DATA
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:752F,400C
Spec Gravity:2.53
Solubility in Water:MODERATE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, ODORLESS CRYSTALLINE SOLID

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ORGANICS, ACIDS, SULFUR, PHOSPHOROUS, METAL POWDERS & OHTER OXIDIZABLE
MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAY CAUSE IGNITION, VIOLENT COMBUSTION OR
EXPLOSIONS WHEN IN CONTACT WITH EASILY OXIDIZABLE SUBSTANCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CHLORINE AND CHLORINE OXIDES,
FLUORINE.

Waste Disposal Methods:IF SOLID FORM, SWEEP UP AND PUT IN METAL CONTR,
PUT IN STEEL DRUM & BURY IN AN APPROPRIATE DUMP. IF IN SOLUTION,
FLUSH TO SEWER. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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